There are flashier superstars on the Dodgers, but catcher Will Smith’s steady excellence is what keeps the team going, according to their clubhouse.

“Will’s been amazing since I’ve gotten to know him,” Freddie Freeman said of the pitch-caller post-game. “When Yamamoto faced guys on a second, third, maybe fourth time through, it seemed like he attacked them with a completely different arsenal than before.”

His manager Dave Roberts called his seventh-inning home run a “huge relief,” given how Kevin Gausman was dealing.

“When Will got into that, there was complete elation,” Roberts said, before emphasizing he’s hitting this well despite playing a “demanding position.”

Smith also opened the game with an RBI single in the first inning and closed the scoring with a sacrifice fly in the eight

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